Bilton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Swine
Historical Forms
- Billeton(e) 1086 DB
- Bileton(e) 1086 DB
- Belethun 1198 Abbr
- Bilton(a), Bylton(a) t.John YD 1204,1206 Cur 1563 FF
- Bylton(a) in Holdernesse, Bylton(a) in Holdernes 1333 Baildon 1417 BevAct 1530 Test
Etymology
'Bil (l )a 's farmstead,' v. tun . There are other Biltons in WRY.The pers. name is probably OE Billa (cf. Bilton, PN NbDu 22), though in some cases we may have an OE Byl (l )i as in Bullinghope (He) or OScand Billi .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Fairholme
- Whitling Hill
- Dowthorpe Hall
- Rowton Farm
- Langthorpe Hall
- Woodhall
- White House Farm
- Arnold
- Oubrough